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Jobs & Industry in Not in any Significant Urban Area

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A 7.3% unemployment rate marks Not in any Significant Urban Area (ACT) as having one of the highest jobless rates for its area type. This stands well above the ACT's 3.9% figure. While many adults here are working or looking for work, this figure has fallen since 2011.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — Unemployment rate

7.3% ▲ +6.2%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — higher than 92% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area7.3%
2620 crosses NSW/ACT 3.4%
Australian Capital Territory 3.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the national figure. However, full-time employment at 59.1% is well below the ACT average and has fallen 6.8 points since 2011.

Unemployment rate

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7.3% ▲ +6.2%

Higher than 92% of urban area areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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60.9% ▼ -10.4%

Higher than 70% of urban area areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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59.1% ▼ -10.3%

Higher than 62% of urban area areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Public administration and safety is the most common industry for workers here at 18.8%, followed by construction at 11.7%. Education, health care, and professional services each employ around 10% of the workforce.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Nearly a quarter of workers are professionals, while 20.2% are managers. Technicians and tradespeople make up 13.5% of the workforce, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 13.1%.

Occupations people work in

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Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between Professionals (25%) and Managers (21%), with Technicians & trades at 14%.

Professionals 24.9% Managers 20.2% Technicians & trades 13.5% Clerical & administrative 13.1% Community & personal service 9.7% Labourers 8.5% Sales workers 5.9% Machinery operators & drivers 2.7%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/8000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/employment